Kansas City, MO (Aug. 2, 2008) - Kansas City will welcome Big 12 Alumni including Maurice Evans, Acie Law, Raef LaFrentz, LaMarcus Aldridge as well as Greg Oden, first pick of the 2007 NBA draft and Jerryd Bayless, 2008 Summer League Player of the Year, when the teams tipoff at Kansas City’s new arena at 7:00 p.m. Members of the Atlanta Hawks coaching staff have ties to the Kansas City area (Mike Woodson, Head Coach and Assistant Coach, Larry Drew) and Blazers General Manager, Kevin Pritchard, was starting point guard for the 1988 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champion KU Jayhawks.

"Kansas City has a rich tradition of NBA fans and basketball history," said Brenda Tinnen, Sprint Center General Manager and Senior Vice President. "Celebrating the first anniversary of Sprint Center’s Grand Opening with our first ever preseason NBA game is truly remarkable."

Ticket prices for the Blazers vs. Hawks game start at only $10. Additional tickets are available at a variety of levels including $30, $50, $65, $90 including a limited number of courtside seats for $200 each. Tickets go on sale Saturday, Aug. 9 at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com and charge by phone at (816) 931-3330. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. Group tickets are on sale now and may be purchased by calling 816.949.7175 or e-mailing [email protected]

Opened on Oct. 10, 2007, Sprint Center Kansas City’s home for sporting events, concerts, family shows and special events. Elton John’s grand opening concert on Oct. 13, 2007, was the first of several sold out performances and events during Sprint Center’s inaugural year. To date, Kansas City has welcomed a variety of diverse shows including Rascal Flatts, Billy Joel, Reba McEntire, two sold out Bon Jovi shows and nine record breaking sold out shows by Garth Brooks -- including a live broadcast into more than 300 movie theaters around the world.

Home to the College Basketball Experience, Sprint Center hosted the sold-out 2008 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championships and will see first- and second- round action of the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships and 2010 NCAA Women’s Basketball Regional. Sprint Center will exceed initial attendance projections having welcomed more than 1.2 million guests since opening.

The following items are not allowed in Sprint Center: bottles, cans, outside food or beverages, weapons or firearms, coolers or containers, backpacks of any size, bags larger than 12x6x12, iPads or other similar tablet devices larger than 7", fireworks, illegal substances, Frisbees, beach balls, spurs, artificial noisemakers, balloons, laptop computers and laser pointers.

Sprint Center does not permit guns, knives, pocket knives, laser pens, brass knuckles, wallet chains, spikes or weapons of any kind including concealed permits. All patrons will be screened by walk-through metal detectors and/or security hand-held wands. All bags will be checked. Umbrellas should be placed under seats. All weapons must be returned to your vehicle as Sprint Center does not check in weapons.

Sprint Center and the artist/event reserve the right to add prohibited items to the list above as well as limit the size of hand-held signage. Signage deemed to block the view of other guests will be removed.

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Sprint Center is located in downtown Kansas City and is surrounded by major highways including I-35, I-70, I-29, and thoroughfares allowing for easy access. Several parking lots and garages are available for your parking needs. More information here.